Renata Knapik-Miazga (born 15 July 1988) is a Polish

épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

fencer, bronze medallist at the

2013 European Fencing Championships The 2013 European Fencing Championships was held in Zagreb, Croatia from 16–21 June 2013. Venue for the competition was Arena Zagreb. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results overview Men Foil individual ...

Career

Knapik took up fencing at a club in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

after playing with sticks as a child. When she was 14, she was forbidden by her doctors to continue fencing because of problems with her right hand. She switched her weapon hand and went on. She won both an individual and team bronze medal at the 2007 Junior European Championships, then a silver medal at the 2011 U23 European Championships. In the senior category she climbed her first World Cup podium in 2010 with a third place in Florina. She was national champion of Poland in 2012 and 2013. At the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb she reached the quarter-finals by defeating Ukraine's

Anfisa Pochkalova Anfisa Serhiyivna Pochkalova ( uk, Анфіса Сергіївна Почкалова; born 1 March 1990) is a Ukrainian épée fencer. She is the 2009 world individual bronze medalist. Personal life Pochkalova was born 1 March 1990 in Lviv. She ...

, then lost to Romania's

Ana Maria Brânză Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (, born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion. A f ...

and came away with a bronze medal. Knapik studies civil engineering from the

Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology Cracow University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki) is a public university located in central Kraków, Poland, established in 1946 and, as an institution of higher learning granted full autonomy in 1954. Over 37 ...

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External links

knapik-miazga.pl
personal website
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at the KKS Kraków fencing club
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at the European Fencing Confederation 1988 births Living people Polish female épée fencers Olympic fencers of Poland Sportspeople from Tarnów World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub